DNA Ethnicity Estimates
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are your questions about DNA ethnicity estimates?
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What do DNA ethnicity results really tell me?
How accurate are DNA ethnicity results?
Which DNA test has the best ethnicity test results?
- Are some ethnic groups easier to distinguish genetically than others?
- How do the testing companies know what “Italian DNA” looks like (or other categories)?
- What’s the best DNA test for African origins?
- What’s the best DNA test for Asian origins?
- What’s the best DNA test for Jewish origins?
- What’s the best DNA test for Irish origins?
Why do my ethnicity estimates keep changing?
Why do I get different ethnicity results from different companies?
Why are my ethnicities different than my sibling’s?
Why do even identical twins get different ethnicity results?
What are AncestryDNA’s Ancestral Journeys all about?
What are MyHeritage’s Genetic Groups all about?
What can DNA testing tell me about my ancient ancestral origins?
What’s the future of DNA ethnicity estimates? Will they get any better?
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